‘The truth is supremely valuable and we cannot lie our way to it’
By 
Derek Lowe2026-03-27T10:05:00
As a scientist with family in Iran, Derek Lowe finds his own government’s approach to truth alarming
We become scientists in part because we believe in truth. When faced with a government that favours fealty, obedience and ideology over evidence, our response should be to tell the truth about it as best we can and as best we know.